Ministers were today warned that pulling the plug on the proposed Sizewell Cnuclear power plant in Suffolk would deal a potentially fatal blow to the UK’s hopes of achieving its net-zero carbon commitments.
It is understood that the £30bn project – which was expected to provide up to 7 per cent of the UK’s electricity needs – could be delayed or scrapped as part of Rishi Sunak’s bid to fill a £50bn hole in the government’s finances.
